Page 169 - Miracles of The Qur'an Vol. 3

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

THE COMPANIONS OF THE CAVE AND
HOW THEY SPENT THREE HUNDRED AND
NINE (309) YEARS IN THE CAVE

Do you consider that the Companions of the Cave and
Ar-Raqim were one of the most remarkable of Our Signs?
(Surat al-Kahf, 9)

The abjad values of "as-haba alkahfi," meaning "The
Companions of the Cave," is 238. (By minor abjad calculation)
The number of syllables in the Surah up to the term "as-ha-
ba alkahfi" (Companions of the Cave) is also 238. 125
The variety of letters used in the verse up to the term "as-ha-
ba alkahfi" (Companions of the Cave) is 7. 126
The number of words from "as-haba alkahfi" (Companions
of the Cave) to the end of the verse is 7.

Our Lord's name "Allah" is repeated 7 times in the story of
the Companions of the Cave in the Surah.
"As-haba alkahfi" (Companions of the Cave) is in the 7 th
clause on the page.
th
This verse is the 7 from the top of the page.

They stayed in their Cave for three hundred years and
added nine. (Surat al-Kahf, 25)

In revealing how long the Companions spent in the cave, the
Qur'an says "They stayed in their Cave for three hundred years and
added nine." (Surat al-Kahf, 25) In interpreting this verse, commenta-
tors say that the Companions of the Cave slept for 300 solar years or
309 years by the lunar calendar.

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